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Identity
Person No.
38862
Service No.
4272
Last Name
Airey 3
First Name
Walter Richard
Initials
W R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1952 (±1 yr) 285
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Air Sub-Lieutenant
Regiment
Rhodesian Air Force 78
Unit
5 Sqdn. 81
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
04 April 1974 132
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, Air Operations in Canberra B2 #R2514, north of Musengedzi Mission. 96 x 20lb fragmentation bombs exploded beneath the aircraft as they were dropped, destroying the aircraft and crew
Grave Reference
Cremated 49
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CREMATORIUM 128
Additional Information
Notes

Born at Tunbridge-Wells, United Kingdom. ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

Citation

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #38862